This season of Survivor only kicked off last week, but that doesn't mean the twists and turns haven't already started. With the veterans playing against their loved ones instead of with them - not to mention three people already over at Redemption Island - it's anyone's guess as to what's going to happen. One way to find out!

Marissa's elimination at Tribal Council was a bit of a blindside, and her arrival at Redemption Island is less than harmonious as she unburdens herself to Rupert and Candice. Rupert is sympathetic, but he's just glad it's not his wife Laura who's arrived. Candice points out that what landed her there was her initial comment about not liking Brad. "It's a bunch of people pissed off!" Rupert says of Redemption. Ain't that the truth.

The next morning, the returning players at Galang are standing in a line, giving one another back massages. Well, everyone except for Colton, who's over the "zen, yoga vibe" and ready to get into some trouble. He misses his fiancé Caleb and needs to get to him, so he's starting his scheming again. Gervase insists that he shouldn't be talking strategy just yet, and Aras is disappointed to see that Colton hasn't changed at all. Colton just thinks they're all stupid.

Tadhana is faring slightly better - they're learning how to fish and eating well and everyone is getting along. Of course, everyone is slightly insecure, particularly Rachel, who is sure that alliances are forming that she doesn't know about. She hopes to play it cool with the guys and try to work with them. However, Ciera has already sussed out Rachel's alliance with John and finds it suspicious that she's not talking strategy with the girls.

Soon after, both tribes head to Redemption Island to witness the first duel and see who will be heading home. It's between Rupert, Marissa and Candice, but there's a twist! There's the opportunity for Gervase to swap spots with Marissa, but he just tells her to "handle [her] biz" and leaves her to it. Well, that's encouraging.

For this task, they'll need to use a long pole to maneuver a wooden spool through a channel before heading back to gather their next one. To make it more difficult, the channel is on a spring, so if they hit it with their pole, their stacked spools could fall, forcing them to start over. The first two to get all ten spools placed stays alive while the last person goes home. Oh, and one more thing - the first person to finish decides who gets a clue to the hidden immunity idol.

Rupert loses his entire stack near the end, but Candice finishes first, earning her chance to stay and the ability to give a secret immunity clue to her husband John. Marissa is near the end, but she'll need to be careful so it doesn't fall down. Her work eventually pays off and she stays in the game, while Rupert is eliminated. Well, that wasn't much of a glorious return.

Asked if he has any regrets, Rupert says, "Not at all. This is a great game and I love Survivor, but I love my wife more." Too bad she'll probably be following you out of the game pretty soon, dude. Bye, Rupert!

Back at camp, there's strategy talk going on. They're already thinking about the merge and the idea that Tyson would probably switch to their side if they're to send his wife Rachel home next. However, John doesn't want to do that because he might switch with Rachel at Redemption Island and he might be going against Candice, which would put her in danger. It's a bit early for all this strategizing, but oh well.

Morale at Galang is slightly lower, as Laura is upset that Rupert is gone, but she's also feeling slightly better about the fact that she's not so much of a target anymore. The others comfort her, but Colton is again annoyed at all the laid-back attitudes and wants to get this show on the road, so he goes around to everyone, spreading any lie he can think of just to shake things up. Of course, his fellow players are mostly up on this, but Colton turns nasty as he addresses the tribe and continues to show his true colours. Something tells me he might be the next on the chopping block.

A new alliance forms as a result of Colton's tirade between Aras, Tyson, Gervase, Monica and Tina. What they'll end up doing (if anything) and how long they'll stay together remains to be seen, but they could at least get Colton out if the group loses at the immunity challenge.

Speaking of which, the tribes meet Jeff on the edge of the jungle, where he explains today's task. Three members of each tribe will be tied together while pushing another tribe member in a barrel to a series of flagpoles. At each flagpole, the person inside must grab a bag of balls. Once all four bags are grabbed, the remaining tribe members will need to roll the balls into a series of targets. The first group to get them all in place wins immunity and a lot of fishing gear, too.

After a pretty swift competition, Galang - that's the returning players, in case you forgot - wins immunity again, which means the loved ones will be sending someone to Redemption Island for the second week in a row.

At Tribal Council, Rachel is eliminated with four votes and heads to Redemption Island. It was almost John, so he'd better watch himself!